Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-13

IN. Y. Letter to Boston Globe.
The trouble which working girls ex-
perience and the personal danger they
risk when they attempt 20 collect their
hard-earned wages il illustrated In the
case of a dressmaker TO whom was due
$3.50 for a weeks hard work. The girl
had been sent home with dress upon
which she was 20 collect -. Itappears
there was some old trouble between
the woman who received the dress and
the boss dressmaker. and the former
refused 10 give back the dress to the
girl or pay the 81 demanded. so the
poor girls weeks wages were confis-
Gated A sick father was depending on
her for support, and she could not see
him suffer, and so she applied 20 the
union. The dressmaker was sent for,
but she said that she was not making
any money and could not pay in less
than two months. In a few days there
after the father, pale and trembling,
and his daughter, with her wrecked
bonnet in her hand and sobhing as
though her heart would break, APP
peared at the Office OF the union and
said that when she went again to ask
| for her money the woman slapped her
| face, tore her hat from her head and
| pulled her hair. Then the law was
appealed 70 and she had 70 furnish the
| giri with 4 new bonnet. In this way
the virago escaped being arrested for
assault.
Forty-three cents were due another
poor working woman for making ia
buttons, and payment was refused her
after the articles had been delivered.
4.
CRY that night, but the next day the
case was in the hands OF the union.
| The offender, however, paid up with
out being sued, for she had felt the
strong arm OF the law in that quarter
before.
"a resident Of one Of the bfownstone
mansions IN an ariStocratic quarter Of
the city. desiring 20 learn Latin, en-
gagged an accomplished young lady
whose mother depended upon her for
support, 10 teach her. Three months
passed. and the lady had not collected
! cent for her services. She had been
put of from time 20 time, until at last
both she and her mother were m deS-
/ titute condition. One morning she
went TO the union, where she had
lodged her complaint = few days be
fore. Her ewes were filled with tear
as she told the Superintendent thai
neither her mother nor herself hae
any breakfast that morning, and hat
not a penny 20 buy any. The Super
intendent opened q small drawer in he
desk. took out an envelope and handes
il 70 the girl. IL contained $3.50, tn
amount due her, which had been pax
the day before.
The munifcence of employers OF fe
male labor Is shown in the case Of {
young girl who was an adept al fame,
wcrk. and who was employed 10 en-
broider daisies az Ia cents each. Ate
she had finished rs Of them she tool
them back and asked for her pay
Finding fault was part Of the stock 4
trade Of the boss, and she said that "a
work was not perfect, and that IN
work on the whole lot was not wort
more than 81. This would be AZ n
rate OF \ Of a cent for each daisy en-
hFoidered The girl rolled up the wor
! and took il 90 the union. where she va
! advised that II her boss was not safis
, fed with the work that she might kee
t. The girl went aack and told hs
J employer what she had been advise
! % do; and. finding the girl SO well II
! formed a. % the value Of the dAisie:
: she Was glad % sccept the work and pa
the agreed pnce.